Director (Vaccination) NHM Dr Santosh Shukla said that for the eligibility of vaccination dose, a gap of 6 months or 26 weeks is necessary for the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
The government advisory panel, which met on Thursday, also reviewed the findings of a study by the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on the feasibility of allowing as a precaution dose a Covid vaccine different from the one used for primary vaccination.
New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): The Union Health Ministry has reduced the gap between the second and precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months following a recommendation by NTAGI. Corresponding changes have been made in the CoWIN system to facilitate the new vaccine regimen. In a letter to states and Union Territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday said the revision was made following a recommendation of the Standing Technical Sub-Committee of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) which was arrived at keeping in view the evolving scientific evidence and global practices. The recommendation has also been endorsed by NTAGI, Bhushan said. “Therefore, it has now been decided that the precaution dose for all beneficiaries from 18-59 years will be administered after completion of six months or 26 weeks from the date of administration of the second dose at Private COVID Vaccination Centres. “For benefici
In view of the evolving scientific evidence and global practices, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months.
The decision has come after deliberations over the recommendations from the Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the NTAGI which had recommended last month to reduce the gap between the precaution booster dose and second Covid vaccine dose from nine months to six months, several medical experts also recommended the reduction, , booster shots, Covid 19, vaccine, COVID Booster Shots